Why we added Samsung Internet

This browser now accounts for a significant share of traffic to GOV.UK. From December to January, 466,012 users visited GOV.UK using Samsung Internet, accounting for 3.2% of traffic. On GOV.UK’s 10 most-used service start pages, Samsung Internet accounts for between 1% and 5% of traffic.

Samsung Internet and Chrome for Android are different and more changes are expected

Samsung Internet is one of several browsers for the Android operating system built on Chromium, the open source code project that’s also the basis for the Google Chrome browser.

Webpages and features on Samsung Internet and Google Chrome for Android function in a similar way but this might change as the browsers diverge. Google Analytics started to distinguish between Samsung Internet and Chrome for Android in August 2017 - previously, it had counted them as the same browser.

In the future, there may be a fundamental difference in how pages render or function on Samsung Internet and Chrome for Android. That’s why we think testing this new, popular browser is important.

Having more browsers around is better for everyone

Diversity in the browser market is great for users. Competition between browsers helps to stimulate development of the web, as browsers are iterated to become faster, more secure and easier to use. We’ll keep monitoring use data to make sure GOV.UK keeps pace with the evolving browser space.